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General Dynamics contracted for tank ammo cartridges
by Ryan Maass
Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017


General Dynamics received a $63.6 million contract to supply various 120mm production cartridges for the U.S. Army.

Under the contract, the Army will receive M1002 and M865 cartridges. Once delivered, the cartridges will be used to hold 120mm tank training ammunition.

The M1002 cartridges feature dummy air and ground switches, and are designed to perform similarly to the M830A1 High Explosive Anti-Tank Multipurpose Tracer. According to General Dynamics, the similarity allows for more realistic training exercises.

The M865 Kinetic Energy training rounds are designed for a similar purpose, and use a unique cone stabilizer to limit the safety fan required for tank gunnery.

Work on the contract will be performed in St. Petersburg, Fla., and is expected to be complete by April 2019.

General Dynamics received all funding at the time of the contracting award. The project will be managed by the U.S. Army Contracting Command.

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Rheinmetall subsidiary receives orders for mine-clearance systems
Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017
Rheinmetall Group reports that its subsidiary, Rheinmetall Denel Munition of South Africa, is to supply mine clearance systems and ammunition to an unidentified international customer. The company announced this week that the orders received have an expected combined worth of more than $97 million - the mine clearance system and its ammunition are worth about $30 million, and an additi ... read more

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